Display box



June 10, 1930.

J. P. FEGiELY DISPLAY BOX Filed Feb'. I5, 1;,929

Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT JOHN P. FEGELY, or*ALLEN'rowN,` PENNSYLVANIA,` AssIGNoR. oF ONE-HALF :ro` GRAN- VILLE B.PETERS, or ALLENTOWN, PI-INNsY-LVANIAk 1 DIsrLAv "Box v.application meaFebra 5,'i929f serial No; 337,652.

The object of this invention is to provide' a false-bottom which, afterthe goods have been partly removed from the box, may be readily raisedto bring the bottomk layer or layers of goods upto the ytop edge ,of thebox, to thus more desirably display the goods than would be the case ifthe articles were` Fig. 3 is a view `similar to Fig. 2 showing y thefalse-bottom raised-to bringv the bottomI layers of articles tothetop ofthe tray or carton;

the line 4 4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a' detail'perspective View of the false-bottom unfolded to theposition shown in Fig. -3 i reference-characters, designates an ordinaryrectangular box and 11 the articles packed therein.

I pack my false-bottom which is constructed as follows: I take'a sheetof paper-board and cut a blank having a bottom-board 12. provided ateach longitudinal edge with a folding supporting-.flange 13 and at eachend with a folding supporting-flange 14, each of these end-flanges 14being provided with a tab 15. Before the goods are placed in the box,the false-bottom is folded up and placed in the bottom of the box Vinthe manner shown in Fig. 2, i. e., with its end-flanges 14 folded upagainst thebottom of the part 12, its side-flanges 13 folded lup againstthe thus-folded parts 14, with the tabs 15 folded against the underfaces ofthe members 13 and having their tapered ends extended upwardlyto lie either folded down on the upper face of the membe'r 12 or, asshown in dotted lines at therightlhand end of Fig. 2,

longitudinal Y,section Fig. 4 isa transverse sectional view Vonv Fig. 6is a miniature diagram ofthe blank.' y Referring to the drawing annexedby` Underneath the articles packed in the box,

extendingup against the side'.v wallofthe box 10.Y

, '.With the false-bottomV thus constructed .andY folded: andplaced inthe bottomfof the V.box 110,1the] articles to be displayed are packedinto the box -10 in the usual manner.

.fterf one or more layers` ofthe articles 11 have been removed from'thebox andit is therefore desirable to bringl the lowerla'yer or layers upto the/'top of the boxtobetter display them, it is' simplynecessarytotake them upwardly, which actionunfolds the end-members 14,raising them lto an upright position, asfshown iny Fig. 3. This actionautomatically.'unfolds the side-flanges l13 to an upright position, lsothat all 'four flanges 14 y'and 13"stand in an'upri'ghtl positionvv holdof the ends ofthe two tabsland pull-L the end-flanges 14V and.thefadjacent side walls of the ybox 10 `and theirpulling, tapered endswill eithervlie down on the top face of the false-bottomk 12 or beallowed to .-stand vup and lie against the inner .faces :'o'ffthe' endkwalls of the box`l`-10, as shown in dotted lines atA the righthand endVof Fig. 3.

In accordance with the provisions of the l patent statutesI have hereindescribed the principle of operation of my invention, to-

gether with the'apparatus which I now con.

sider vtorepresent Vthe bestV embodimentsv thereof, but I desire` tohave it understood y,

that the apparatus disclosed is only illus-A trative and that theinvention can be carried out by other means. Also, while it is designedto use the various features and.'

elements in the combinations and relationsl described, some of these maybe altered and others omitted and some of the features of eachmodification may be embodied in the others without interfering with thelmore general results outlined, and the invention extends to such use. f

Vhat I claim as new is: Y I

1.` A false-bottom for display boxesembodying a false-bottom properhavingV an under-folding, supporting end-flange at each` end, anunder-folding, supporting sideflange at each of its longitudinal edges,and a 4Vfolding tab attached to the free edge of each one of saidend-flanges and adapted tol extend to a point above the false-bottoniproper, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a display box, a false-bottoln constructed of a single blank eutto foi-1n a false- 4bottom proper adapted to lit Within the display boXand lie under the goods packed therein, two side-flangesfoldablyconnectedV with the longitudinal `edges of said -alsebottomproper, two end-flanges foldably con- Y nected to the end edges of saidfalse-bottoni proper, and a tab foldably connected to the y free edge ofeach one of said end-flanges and adapted to extend to a point above thefalse-bottoni proper, for the purpose set forth. y y

3. In a display box, a false-bottoni provided Witli Jfolding flanges atits edges adapted to fold up against the under Vside of saidfalse-bottoni proper when the saine is placed inthe bottom of thedisplay box, and means attached to an opposite pair of said flangeswhereby the false-bottoni may be raisedwitliinthe display box and all ofsaid flanges simultaneously unfolded to an upright position to fornisupports for said false-bottoni in its raised position.

el. A false-bottom for a display box enibodying a bottoni proper havingat two of its .opposite edges folding vflanges .adapted to fold upagainst the under side of said false-bottoni proper and adapted to beunfolded outwardly `against the side Walls of the box when the falsebottom is raised, and means accessible from the` upper side of saidfalse-bottom for unfolding 4,said flanges to upstanding position.

In testimony whereof .I hereunto ai'iix my signature.

JOHN P VFEGELY.

